Of the Land and the Spirit The Essential Lord Northbourne on Ecology and Religion

by Northbourne, Lord; James, Christopher; Fitzgerald, Joseph A.; Berry, Wendell; Merto, Thoma

• ISBN13: 9781933316611
• ISBN10: 1933316616
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-07-29
• Publisher: World Wisdom

Summary

Twenty-five years before Rachel Carson published her famous work Silent Spring, Lord Northbourne coined the phrase organic farming and helped to promote the importance of a holistic approach to the environment. His work, linking spirituality and ecology, has inspired a generation of writings from Wendell Berry to HRH Prince Charles.This book not only features Northbourne's previously unpublished writings, but also his private correspondence with Thomas Merton, highlighting the spiritual depth of his writings.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Preface	p. xiii
Introduction	p. xvii
Farming: An Ecology in Practice
Soil and Growth	p. 3
Health and Food	p. 9
Farms and Farmers	p. 21
Look to the Land: Sustainability	p. 29
Agriculture and Human Destiny	p. 39
Compassion in World Farming*	p. 57
On The Value of Tradition
Religion and Tradition	p. 63
Looking Back on Progress	p. 71
Decadence and Idolatry	p. 89
Intellectual Freedom	p. 97
Change in the Churches	p. 111
Metaphysical Principles
"With God All Things Are Possible"	p. 123
What Am I?	p. 135
On Truth, Goodness, and Beauty	p. 141
Art and Symbolism
Art Ancient and Modern	p. 151
The Beauty of Flowers	p. 163
A Cross Awry	p. 181
A Reflection on Christmas	p. 189
Lessons from Life
Old Age	p. 195
The Problem of Pain	p. 201
The Ineluctable Alternative: A Letter to My Descendants	p. 205
Correspondence with Thomas Merton	p. 229
Index	p. 245
Biographical Notes	p. 249
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